unité lexicale

\y.ni.te lɛk.si.kal\

/\y.ni.te lɛk.si.kal\/ noun

The verdict

“unité lexicale” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unité de sens et de son figée dans une langue, comme un mot, un groupe de mots, ou un proverbe, y compris toutes les formes flexionnelles. Par exemple, jeune, jeune homme et les voyages forment la ...

Key facts for unité lexicale
PropertyValue
Headwordunité lexicale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\y.ni.te lɛk.si.kal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unité lexicale” sits in French frequency

unité lexicale falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for unité lexicale is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \y.ni.te lɛk.si.kal\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unité de sens et de son figée dans une langue, comme un mot, un groupe de mots, ou un proverbe, y compris toutes les formes flexionnelles. Par exemple, jeune, jeune homme et les voyages forment la ...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unité lexicale in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is unité lexicale, spelled U-N-I-T-É- -L-E-X-I-C-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de sens et de son figée dans une langue, comme un mot, un groupe de mots, ou un proverbe, y compris toutes les formes flexionnelles. Par exemple, jeune, jeune homme et les voyages forment la jeunesse sont des unités lexicales.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unité lexicale"?
"unité lexicale" is spelled U-N-I-T-É- -L-E-X-I-C-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \y.ni.te lɛk.si.kal\.
What does "unité lexicale" mean?
As a noun, "unité lexicale" means: Unité de sens et de son figée dans une langue, comme un mot, un groupe de mots, ou un proverbe, y compris toutes les formes flexionnelles. Par exemple, jeune, jeune homme et les voyages forment la ...
How do you pronounce "unité lexicale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unité lexicale" is \y.ni.te lɛk.si.kal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unité lexicale" come from?
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Using “unité lexicale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is U-N-I-T-É- -L-E-X-I-C-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \y.ni.te lɛk.si.kal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list